Evaluating microkeratome efficacy by 3D corneal lamellar flap thickness accuracy and reproducibility using Artemis VHF digital ultrasound arc-scanning

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 431-440

  Reinstein, Dan Z ^a,b,c,d   Sutton, Hugo F S ^a,b   Srivannaboon, Sabong ^b   Silverman, Ronald H ^a   Archer, Timothy J ^d   Coleman, D Jackson ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^d LONDON VISION CLINIC   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; APPARATUS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA STROMA; CORNEA THICKNESS; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; ECHOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; EXCIMER LASER; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEM; KERATOMETRY; MICROKERATOMA; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; ULTRASOUND SCANNER; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS; VERY HIGH FREQUENCY DIGITAL ULTRASOUND ARC SCANNING;

EID: 33646709673     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081-597x-20060501-03     Document Type: Article

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